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lilORANG
08/16/18 8:36:06 AM
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All it does is make 1/4 of your keyboard inoperable...until you press it. Why isn't that number pad just always on?
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stone
08/16/18 8:36:53 AM
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Because some people use it for the arrow keys, not all keyboards have a separate arrow pad.
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Nazanir
08/16/18 8:38:10 AM
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stone posted...
Because some people use it for the arrow keys, not all keyboards have a separate arrow pad.

But if your keyboard does, it's just redundant as fuck.
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stone
08/16/18 8:41:37 AM
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Nazanir posted...
stone posted...
Because some people use it for the arrow keys, not all keyboards have a separate arrow pad.

But if your keyboard does, it's just redundant as fuck.

It is, but it's still the reason the num lock key exists.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
08/16/18 8:48:19 AM
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Num lock >>>> scroll lock. I don't even know what that shit's for... and don't even get me started on that fucking insert key.
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im not 13
08/16/18 8:49:56 AM
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
Num lock >>>> scroll lock. I don't even know what that shit's for... and don't even get me started on that fucking insert key.


Insert key helps occasionally when you are word processing

Scroll lock...I have no idea what it does. Something to do with holding pages in excel? idk
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stone
08/16/18 9:02:54 AM
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No idea for scroll lock either, and can't be bothered to look it up.
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